<< Our Photo Pages >> Scrubbity Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Dorset
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Scrubbity BarrowsCountry: England County: Dorset Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Village: Sixpenny Handley
Map Ref: ST97201789
Latitude: 50.960428N Longitude: 2.041241W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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There are eight bowl barrows to found in this barrow cemetery. These were partially excavated in the 1880s by Pitt-Rivers. Barrow diameters range from 5m to 20m, barrow heights range from 0.5m to 1.8m.
Located in woodland, alongside a public footpath
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